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Short /Non-Audio. University of Florida SWS 5716 – Pedology Prof. Willie Harris. NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED. Brevard County, Florida USA. Site 01 Site 02 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED
LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED
JOe Ramos
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University of FloridaSWS 5716 – Pedology
Prof. Willie Harris
Site 01Site 02Site 03Site 04
Brevard County, Florida USA
Short /Non-Audio
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/orders/spodosols_map.html
Florida, Brevard County.
72 MILES
20 MILES
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Gulf of MEXICO
LAKE WASHINGTON
SAINT JOHNS RIVER
NORTH BOUNDARY
SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian, Indian River County.
SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River.
SITE 02 Melbourne
SITE 04 South County
SITE 01 North County
SITE 03 Lake Washington
Map Study..
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Orlando
8.5(28ft)meters - Elevation Delta
Mile : 000
Mile : 305
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72 MILES
LAKE WASHINGTON
SAINT JOHNS RIVER
NORTH BOUNDARY
SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River.
SITE 02 Melbourne
SITE 04 South County
• INLET
• LOCKS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/aqumap.gif
Map Study..
Brevard County, Florida
Mosquito County 1834
http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/maps/pages/3600/f3698/f3698.htm
• approx 15 ft elevation
•approx 10 ft elevation
•approx 25 ft elevation
Map Study ..
04Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida
• Total Precipitation = 53 inch/48 years (Upper basin).
Map Study ..
05Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida
A
B
B
A
• @ 75 ft (bellow sea level) NW - county
•@ 300 ft (bellow sea level) SE - county
Floridian Aquifer
•Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (6.7ft) in
SITE 02 (Melbourne), NRCS – Web Soils.
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NRCS 07—Basinger Sand (Melbourne) per USAD soil report & NRCS Web Soil = Spodosol
Map Unit Setting Setting • Landform: Flats on marine terraces • Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
Properties and qualities • Slope: 0 to 2 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Poorly (human modified - moderate) drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water• (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to 39.96 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 (0 (wet season) – 60 (dry season) inches
• Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.8 inches)
• Discrepancy due to; Mapping Resolution or other factors ?
NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY 07Melbourne
Alfisol
SITE 02 http://maps.google.com/
Horizon
^ A
^ AE
^ C&Btg
^ C
Drainage toSt. Johns River
(< 1.5 mile)
1) Three retention ponds and culverts drain south to Lake Washington road 2) Ponding at SITE 02 during excessive precipitation conditions.
SITE 02 - Melbourne
14SITE 02 – Melbourne 20 inch
30 inch
60 inch
Depth Horizon (s)
00-11 Ap
11-24 A1 - Dark gray
24-26 A2 - Black
26-34 A1 - Dark gray
34-39 AE
39-64 C&Bts
64-78 C
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
20 inch
30 inch
60 inch
80 inch
Depth Horizon (s)
00-11 ^ Ap
11-24 ^ A1 - Dark gray
24-26 ^ A2 – Black
26-34 ^ A3 - Dark gray
34-39 ^ AE
39-64 ^ C&Btg (92 cm)
64-78 ^ C
( ^ = Fill (Human Transported material(s))
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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SITE 02 – Melbourne
• 39-64 inch ( approx 100 – 160 cm) C&Btg• redox features (Fe masses, reduced matrices)• few white rock deposits (limestone ?).
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00 11 26 34 39 64 78 inch 200 cm
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SITE 02 - Melbourne00 – 11
11 – 24
24 – 26
26 – 34
34 – 39
39 – 64
64 – 78 inch
Column: Infiltration Rate (moderate) Lowland - Flatwoods Surface Horizon (Ochric) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate) Marine deposits Subsurface Horizon (Argillic) Available H2O (moderate) Slope (0-2%) Order (Alfisol)
Seasonal High Water (50 to 100 cm) Surface runoff (slow)
Erosion Potential (low) Dwelling / Basement / Septic / Absorption fields (server) Roads & streets (moderate)
^ Ap (10YR 3/1 very dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly texture; very friable; roots (many-fine and thin; common – thick ).
^ A1 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; very friable; roots (common – thick and thin).
^ A2 (10YR 2/1 black) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable; roots (few-thin).
^ A3 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable.
^ AE (10YR 3/2 very dark grayish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; gravelly; friable.
^ C&Btg (10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; very gravelly; friable; roots (few – thick and thin); redoximorphic features (Fe masses, reduced matrices); few white rock deposits (limestone).
^ C (10YR 6/2 light brownish gray) Sandy clay loam; very gravelly; very friable.
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Presently: Wetlands heavy-metals retention Area (SJWMD Construction Area)
Historically: Citrus Agriculture.
NRCS 17—EauGallie sand Map Unit Composition
• Eau-gallie and similar soils: 85 percent
Description of Eaugallie Setting
• Landform: Flats on marine terraces
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits
Properties and qualities
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (200cm) inches
• Drainage class: Poorly drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water
(Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.60 to 5.95 in/hr)
• Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches • Available water capacity: Low (about 3.3 inches)
SITE 04 (South County), NRCS – Web Soils.
NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY
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SITE 04
South - CountySpodosol
1
2
Horizon
O
A
E
Bh
Drainage to Sebastian River
• Site visited in February (dry season), drainage canal water elevation at significant delta from SITE locations A and B (yellow dot).• Shown drainage canal is primary drainage for southern Brevard county. • Soil analyzed at pit 1 was utilized for this report.• Soil pit 2 pit similar in horizon definition, except O horizon has been removed for construction by SJWMD.
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SITE 04 – South County
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TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content
1) Horizon Ap1: SAND. 00 – 02 inch
(10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown)
2) Horizon Ap2: SAND.
02 – 06 inch
(10YR 6/1 Gray)
• Horizon E: SAND.
06 – 45 inch (10YR 7/2 Light-gray)
AWC (Root boundary @ 40 inch) = 05.715 cm/cm
Approx02 inchdepth
Approx05 inchdepth
Approx28 inchdepth
Sample
SITE 04 – South County
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TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content
Root restriction layer
4) Horizon Bh1 : LOAM SAND.
40 – 45 inch
(10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray)
Root restriction level.NOTE: hard Bh1 horizon, possibly due
unnaturally dry conditions (W.H.)
5) Horizon Bh2: SANDY CLAY LOAM
45 – 60 inch
(10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray),
6) Horizon Bh3: SANDY CLAY LOAM
45 – 60 inch h.
(10YR 4/3 Brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray),
Approx45 inchdepth
Approx48 inchdepth
Approx58 inch depth
Sample
4
3
2
1
00 Sample Inches
1 00 – 02
2 02 – 06
3 06 – 40
4 40 - 45
5,6 45-60 inch 150 cm
Horizon
Ap1 (10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown) Sand; fine, granular structure; few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary.
Ap2 (10YR 6/1 Gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; very few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary.
E (10YR 7/2 Light-gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; non-plastic; slight stickiness; wavy boundary.
Bh1 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Loamy sand; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).
Bh2 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).
Bh3 (10YR 4/3 Brown, 10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray), Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, subangular–blocky structure; moderate cemented; moderate plastic; moderate–very stickiness ; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).
6
5
60
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SITE 04 – South County
Column:
Infiltration Rate (high)Available H2O (very low) 5 cm h20/ cm soil (root restriction) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate - high)Seasonal High Water (100 to < 150 cm)Ponding (none)
Lowland (Flatwoods)Alluvium (Marine) depositSlope (@ 0-2% (nearly level)Surface runoff (very slow)Erosion Potential (very low)
Depth to soft rock (>100)Depth to hard rock (>150)
Dwelling & basement (slight)Septic tank absorption field (slight) Roads & streets (slight)
Surface Horizon (Ochric)Subsurface Horizon (Spodic)Order (Spodosol)
SITE 04 – South County
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